Health, Fitness, Productivity

Recipes

Vegetarian Taco Salad:*Ingredients: vegetarian refried beans, rice, spinach, corn, sour cream, and salsa.*Saute corn in 1 tbsp. grapeseed oil. Remove from heat and mix in 1/4 cup sour cream.*Heat refried beans 1-2 minutes on high, and then reduce the heat.*Make long grain rice ahead of time or make minute rice.*Put refried beans on plate and spread around in a circle, add rice, then torn up fresh spinach leaves, corn, and top with salsa.

Even Easier Pasta Salad (4 ingredients):*1 cup brown rice and quinoa fusilli pasta - boiled and drained with cold water*1 Roma tomato cup into pieces*2 cheese sticks sliced*Italian dressing to taste - little or a lot, your choice*Mix the four ingredients and put in the fridge for a minimum of one hour.*Enjoy solo or on a bed of lettuce for a crunch. Drizzle dressing over the top if needed or desired.

Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Mini Blender MuffinsFellow vegetarian Jordan Clark, shared this recipe from averiecooks.com. It's a great gluten-free recipe and the most amazing aspect is that you can mix it up in a nutribullet or magic bullet. No mixer, mixing bowls, or extra steps. Throw in the ingredients, turn it on, and soon you have batter.*1 medium fresh banana*1 large egg*8 tbsp creamy peanut butter*3 tbsp honey(Mix these together and then stir in 8 tbsp. chocolate chips.)You can also make them chocolate by adding in 1/3 cup of cocoa.

Healthy Banana PancakesAnother recipe Jordan found from weepiggies.com, and it can also be made in your magic bullet!*2 eggs*1 banana*1/2 cup oats*1/4 cup apple sauce*1 tsp vanilla*1/2 tsp cinnamonBlend the oats in the magic bullet until ground and then add in the rest of the ingredients!

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal GranolaSo, I had an epic fail on this recipe. It was supposed to make cookies, but because I was not feeling patient and didn't follow the recipe thoroughly, I ended up with granola. Still super tasty!Ingredients:1 cup quick oats3/4 cup coconut flour1 1/2 tsp. baking powder1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon1/2 tsp. salt*Mix the dry ingredients2 tbsp. butter melted1 tsp. vanilla1 large egg1/2 cup honey*Mix the wet ingredients and then combine with the dry ingredients. Add in organic dark chocolate chips.*If your dough is crumbly like mine was, put the crumbles on parchment paper on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for about 5 minutes. Keep an eye on it, because it will burn easily (yep, learn from my mistakes, people!).*Let it cool and then mix in with almonds or pour in yogurt for a healthy, yummy crunch!

Protein Gingerbread CookiesMy son found this recipe on proteinrecipes.com. It's a great cookie that is both vegan and gluten-free. Win-win!!Ingredients:2 scoops of vanilla protein powder2 tbsp. maple syrup1 tbsp. molasses1/2 tsp. ginger1/4 tsp. cinnamonpinch of nutmet1/2 cup almond butterMix the ingredients together and drop by the spoonful onto a baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 7-8 minutes. This recipe makes 12 cookies.

Vegetarian Salad *Bag of Romaine lettuce or a head of lettuce*Can of black beans (drained)*Can of corn (drained)*1 tomato diced*1 avocado cut up in small pieces*1 package of Gardein crispy tenders - baked and cut up**Combine the above ingredients in a bowl. For the dressing, either use salsa or balsamic vinaigrette.*The recipe makes enough for 6-8 people.

Healthy Flatbread Pizza *Preheat oven to 350 and put it on broil.*Broil flatbread until crispy*Layer flatbread with original hummus, spinach, grape tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese*Put pizza back in the oven long enough to melt cheese​Easy enough, tasty, and healthy!! Enjoy! :)

Tofu/Broccoli/Pasta Dish:*Put one tbsp. virgin olive oil in pan and put on medium heat.*In a separate pot, boil water for organic whole wheat pasta. Cook pasta.*Cut up tofu into cubes (extra firm) and put in pan with seasoning (I used chopped onion).*After 5 minutes, add in frozen broccoli.*Once pasta is ready, add it in with the tofu and broccoli and mix thoroughly. Remove from heat to plate and top with grated Parmesan cheese.

Potato Casserole:*Line a mini-loaf pan with tator tots and add in tofu cubes with seasoning of your choice. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.*Add in cooked corn and put shredded cheddar cheese on top for 3-5 minutes.*Enjoy this little guilty pleasure!

Oat-Nana Pucks: (pictured above)This is the recipe that I referred to in my YouTube video (check it out at Get To It - Fitness, Health, and Productivity):*Mash 3 ripened bananas and add 2 tsp. vanilla and 1/4 cup of olive or coconut oil*Mix dry ingredients together: 2 cups oats, 1/2 cup maple quinoa clusters, 2 tsp. cinnamon, 1 tsp. salt, and 1 tsp. baking powder.*Then pour dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix together. Add 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips.*Form 1 inch balls and then flatten with a fork (so they look like pucks)*Bake at 350 degrees for 12-14 minutes - make sure they are firm or they will fall apart.

Almond Auroras:I recently found a vegan recipe for Almond Auroras on elephantjournal.com. If you're not ready or don't have a desire to go vegan, I put alternative ingredients in parentheses.1/2 cup slivered or chopped almonds (I didn't have any, so I used 1/2 cup Go Lean Kashi crunched up)1 3/4 cup wheat flour*Mix these two ingredients together.Cream together:1/2 cup butter1/2 cup sucanat (I used sugar)Mix in 1 tbsp flaxseed and 3 tbsp water (I used one egg)Then mix in the wheat flour/almond mixture.Roll the dough into a log and refrigerate for 1-2 hours. Cut into 1/4 to 1/2 inch slices and bake 7-9 minutes at 350 degrees. When the cookies have cooled, drizzle melted dark chocolate over the top of them. You will have 18-30 cookies to enjoy!

8 Foods to Eat Daily

According to the website eatthis.com, there are eight foods that we should be eating daily:

1. Spinach - mix it in with scrambled eggs, put it on pizza, or make a salad out of it

2. Yogurt - Top it with blueberries, flaxseed, oats, granola, or use it as a base for salad dressing and dips

3. Tomatoes - Put one on a salad, eat it on a sandwich, mix it in for chili, have it in sauces, etc.

4. Carrots - eat them raw or cooked as a snack or part of a main meal

5. Blueberries - top them on yogurt, have it as a snack or part of a meal

6. Black beans - put them in breakfast burritos, add them to chili, puree them with 1/4 cup of olive oil and roast garlic for a healthy dip

7. Walnuts - sprinkle on top of a salad, chop and put into pancake batter, or grind and mix with old oil to make a marinade for chicken or fish

8. Oats - Put it on yogurt, salads, and cereals

How many do you currently eat on a daily basis?

How can you work to add more in to your daily diet?

​Instead of trying to get to all eight at once. Add a new one in each week until you get up to all eight daily.

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